fordtrucker4life!
I work with waste
I know all about salt and corrosion. I bought a plow truck that had been to hell and back. All the bolts on the manifold were 2-3 sizes smaller than they should have been from the rust. With a lot of work the truck is fine, but it did take alot of work. I don't think that rust would have stopped me from buying the truck because I love projects , I just don't see them at first . Keep an eye out for a good 05 or 06 trade in. I know a guy that got a 05 king ranch F350 4x4 with 50,000 miles for $27,000. It seems that the 08 trucks drove down the price on 05 and 06 trucks since there is now an abundance of them.